Hold Me Close
Synopsis
Through audio recordings created by a couple over the course of a season, this film portrays and celebrates the love shared between two women. Shot exclusively inside the apartment where they reside, Hold Me Close shows with great tenderness the vulnerability and intimacy of sharing life with someone.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 7: Documentary.
Film Credits
- Aurora Brachman, LaTajh Simmons-Weaver
- Aurora Brachman, LaTajh Weaver
- Aurora Brachman
- Tiana Raphel, Corinne April I. Conn
- Ali Helnwein
- Opal H. Bennett, Erika Dilday, Chris White, Jenni Wolfson, Kiyoko McCrae, Chris Walters, Sean Gillane
- Chicken & Egg Films, POV Shorts, Capsaicinco
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
Synopsis
Basketball has played a crucial role in the political lives of two of the defining figures of American history, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama. Using archival footage, animated recreations of the past, and exclusive interviews, this engaging documentary showcases how sports have a unique capacity to bring people together.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 7: Documentary.
Film Credits
- Michael Latt, Alexys Feaster, Glenn Kaino, Afshin Shahidi, Jesse Williams
- Brad Besser, Oliver Best
- Afshin Shahidi
- Ambassador Andrew Young, Jemele Hill, Michael Strautmanis, Reginald L. Love, Jerry West
- David Sitek
- Bernice King, Nana Kwame ‘Alvin’ Bekoe, Dr. Jatali Bellanton, Melissa Chung, Joshua Dubois, Institute for Freedoms, Inc., Sam Ibrahim, Khris & Britney Middleton, D. Watkins, Parable, and Kevin Iwashina
- Visibility
Shorts 8: Drama
Synopsis
In these five shorts, exceptional international filmmakers explore subjects ranging from sex and war to grief and hippos. Whether employing dark humor or grounded realism, these stories speak to the complexities of the human experience.
In a building housing an old cinema on its last legs, a child discovers their true identity through the magic of the movies and the quiet curiosities of everyday life in Honey, My Love, So Sweet. In Hippopotami, a young girl sets out on a highly anticipated trip to the zoo when she comes to understand a new side of her parents’ inner lives. When their father dies, two brothers must return home to face their complicated past and find a way to move beyond their history in I’m Glad You’re Dead Now. The Cow takes place in occupied Croatia in 1991, where an army major reluctantly cares for a left-behind bovine in a hastily abandoned home, forcing him to face his repressed guilt. In Made of Sugar, Maria, a neurodivergent woman, decides to claim autonomy over her own body, refusing the societal norms and structural barriers telling her she can’t.
Screenings & Events
Screening
Sat, Oct 25 @ 8:00pm
at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 01
Venue information...
The Cow director Pavo Marinkovic & actor Stjepan Perić
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Shorts 2: Animation
VariousBelgium, Canada, Colombia, Finland, France, Ireland, Japan, Portugal
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Honey, My Love, So Sweet
Synopsis
In a building housing an old cinema on its last legs, a child discovers their true identity through the magic of the movies and the quiet curiosities of everyday life. This poetic and sweeping story offers a glimpse into coming into oneself amid beauty and ruins.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 8: Drama.
Film Credits
- Alemberg Ang, Earvic Noay, EJ Gagui, Jacob Alcala, Jelsy Arcales, Thom Sison, Vien Geslani, JT Trinidad
- JT Trinidad
- JT Trinidad
- Rocky Morilla
- Kian Co, Marcus Timbas, Manuel Tinio, Mina Cruz
- Max Guanzon
Hippopotami He Ma
Synopsis
When a young girl embarks on a highly anticipated trip to the zoo with her parents and some unexpected strangers, she comes to understand a new side of her parents’ inner lives. This story of innocence lost deftly weaves dark humor with delicately nuanced characters.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 8: Drama.
Film Credits
- Lou Ying, Lin JJianjie
- Lin Jianjie
- Liao Yanlong, Wang Cong, Zeng Mingke
- Li Chen
- Zhang Zhiyong, Wang Zixi, Xu Ge, Wang Zhenhua
- Zhang Wen, Li Haoyuan
- MOS Productions, Paradigm Shift Entertainment
- https://www.lightsonfilm.com/hippopotami.html
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